Wimbledon winners Roger Federer and Serena Williams will return to the Western and Southern Open in Mason. Federer has won the Cincinnati event four times.

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Kevin Goheen
Enquirer contributor

Wimbledon singles champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams lead the field for this year's Western & Southern Open announced Tuesday.

The tournament, which runs Aug. 11-19 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, will feature the top 40 ranked men and 37 of the top 39 women in the world, according to tournament officials.

Federer ascended to the top of the men's rankings with his victory against Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final this past Sunday, while Williams climbed from No. 6 to No. 3 in the women's rankings by beating Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets on Saturday. It was Federer's ...